Chipping Norton geography
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Topic: Chipping Norton geography
Posted By: furtive
Subject: Chipping Norton geography
Date Posted: 01 Feb 13 at 8:34am
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Whilst there are many potentially irritating things about the multiple "news" stories from the Chipping Norton Yacht Club, the one that really annoys is the claim that they are more than 100 miles from the sea. I'm sure I've heard somewhere that you can't be more than about 70 miles from the coast... Rant over. |
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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 01 Feb 13 at 8:44am
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There's also innumerable sailing clubs in that area; maybe "Chipping Norton Yacht Club" is an elaborate cover for a swingers club? ------------- -_ Al |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 01 Feb 13 at 10:34am
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All looks rather posher than Purton Yacht Club, where I live, which meets once a month in the pub. At least most people who go there have an interest in the sea, and some have a yacht on the coast. Interesting that the caption mentions 2 of the people coming from Witney and Banbury, both of which have very nice sailing clubs within spitting distance. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 01 Feb 13 at 10:39am
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OK, according to the AA, it is 72 miles by road to Portishead from there, though whether you'd want to go yotting from there is a matter of debate!
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Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 01 Feb 13 at 11:57am
Jeremy Clarkson lives there, maybe he's a member? 
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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 01 Feb 13 at 3:54pm
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Apparently the OS reckon that the furthest point from the sea http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/3090539.stm - is somewhere in Derbyshire .
But for this shower they might be unable to conceive of a coast other than the South. ------------- -_ Al |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 01 Feb 13 at 5:59pm
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I always thought the place furthest from the coast was Whatstandwell, 33 miles north of the place Al mentions, and famous for being the home of that well known landlubber Ellen Macarthur.
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Posted By: JohnW
Date Posted: 01 Feb 13 at 6:34pm
Depends on how you measure it. High/Low tide mark, include/exclude tidal rivers etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_points_of_the_United_Kingdom#Locations_found_by_other_methods - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_points_of_the_United_Kingdom#Locations_found_by_other_methods ------------- |
Posted By: craiggo
Date Posted: 01 Feb 13 at 7:38pm
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Proper tidal access to the Bristol Channel can be obtained at Sharpness. No need to go as far as Portishead, so down to less than 50 miles!
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Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 02 Feb 13 at 11:06am
I am sure there are plenty of people who live in Chipping Norton who think Jeremy Clarkson is a 'member'.... ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |